St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-10-29


finance in the Mckenzie government ant
now prominent leader of the opposition
mas spoken in favor Of commercial union a
lngersoll, Ontario. He said that if fail
and reasonable measure of unrestricted
reciprocity with the United States could bt
obtained, it would be for the best interests OF
the people Of Canada.
The Dominion government has received q
copy of the brief filed by the American
counsel in the United States District Court
at Sltka in reply to Mr.. brakes demurrer
on behalf of the sealing vessels seized in
Behring's sea. In the case of the A P.
Hayward, an appeal from the decision OF
the district court has been taken to the
Supreme Court of the United States
The Republican National League has been
organized in Washington with the following
officers : President General Edward E. Beale;
vice presidents, w. W. Danenhower, H. A.
Willard, Fred. Douglass, Ex-senator Cragin
and Colonel w. A. Cook; chaplain, the Rev
DR.. John T. Newman recording secretary,
h. b. Fox; corresponding secretary, Colonel
Thomas W. Gardner treasurer, Captain J.
II. Howell. A committee was appointed to
publlcans as they thought would be desira-
bic to become members. 1t is said the club
will be framed after the style of the Union
League Club, of New York.
A dispatch from Vincennes, Ind, saws
| 1850 to 5000 miners are on strike in South
ern Indiana, and 1000 or more are out in the
DaVles-county coal mines. They will not
listen to any compromise, and the COM
| panles, 1t Is stated, are equally determined
President Fisher, of the Miners Federation.
sent out manifesto yesterday to the effect
that wages have been forced below living
rates and they are going to force them up.
He says: "The cost of production here is
small compared with other mining districts.
Mining IS from forty-tive to sixty cents per
ton, days labor from ninety cents to 81 per
day, and the men paid in most part out of
the company's stores. We appeal to all
miners all over Indiana to come to the rescue
and help on the fight
Judge Patterson. in New York, has de-
clded that the city owes the Tenth National
Bank 1858, $40, loaned to the courthouse
commission in 1871. Tweed. Ingersoll and
Connolly were directors in the bank, and it
was claimed that the fraudulent actions of
these men, who were also commissioners.
proved that the loans were not made in good
faith. The judge holds that the president of
the bank was honorable in all his dealings
with the commission.
An accommodation train on the Missouri
Pacific railroad was run into at station
near Independence, No, by an express train.
woman standing on the platform of the
station was killed by flying debris, and three
persons on the train were severely injured.
Many others suffered slight injuries by trying
to break through the windows The collision
was caused by the failure of the dispatcher
to notify the express conductor that the ac-
commodation had preceded him.
One more body, making seven in all, has
been found in the ruins of the chanel and
laundry connected with the Northern Ohio
Insane Asylum, near Cleveland. O., which
were burned recently. 1t is thought all the
injured inmates will recover. Three ESCAPED
patients were captured, and only two are
now unaccounted for
The schooner Thomas L. Tarr that sailed
from Gloucester, Mass, on August 10. with
crew OF fourteen men, has been given up
for lost, with all on board. She was last seen
at anchor September 3, the day of the disas-
trous hurricane on the banks, and has
neither been seen nor heard from since.
A building in Chicago occupied as plan
ing mill and furniture factory by Allen &
Bartlett, John Balkwill and John +. Arndt |
has been burned. Loss, S3S, 900.
A fire in Machias, Me-, destroyed the mills !
Of Hnlr Gil; &, ~ T Il
and the Rock Mill, owned by Holway and |
Others causing a loss of $35, 900.
The Boston and Maine freight depot at
New Market, n H., has been burned. Loss.
about S35,0OO
A prairie tire was started by threshing
near Lake Benton, MINI. At
last accounts it was spreading rapidly, and
had consumed much grain and several farm
houses.
The steamer Britannia has arrived at
Halifax from London to transfer the Direct
Cable Company's plant from Torbay to
Halifax and land the shore end there.
The deficit in the accounts of the National
Bank OF Stafford Springs, Conn, accord
ng to an estimate by the bank examiner.
cached $4,000. Aside from the above, the
Dad debts amounted to $4,000, in addition
o what is recorded in the books in the way
II notes, making an aggregate of over
'l59,OoO. The comptroller of the currency
ays that he did not expect to receive re-
'ort in the case of the Stafford Bank for
everal days, but from what he knew he
vas satisfied that the depositors will sustain
10 loss
The Cleveland Drug Company, of Cleve-
and, O., has made an assignment Liabii-
les, $4,000; assets, 100000.
The Secretary of the Treasury has under
avorable consideration proposition to ex-
end to depository banks in Boston, Phila-
elphia and other large cities the privilege
gently granted such banks in New York +
holding public funds to the amount of ITO E
er cent of the bond deposits and increase
ne maximum amount so held to s., 100, 900. s
! few New York banks have already signi- {
ed their purpose of depositing bonds suffi- {
ent to secure the sum mentioned. I
General Sheridan has reached st. Paul, a
nd at once went to Fort Smelling, where he c
i'll inquire into the proposed enlargement S
the post. There are now four companies
nd battery of artillery at the most and T